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. r ' ' ^ ? _ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, VOLUME XXVI. Chronicle ...1.. J L . . ' 1 ??.-?-'..J.'.:, ? ? JULY 31, 1814. NUMBER 15. PERSONAL MENTION. Items of Interest Gathered by Our Reporters. Mrs. XV r. !>? MfNair In visiting in CharMt?. Mr. ? n<i Mr#, Hratton dftl/oach apent Monday at Hig 'Hi>rl?gH. MIhs ShIIU* Of I lartMvilU', in th?K??'Ht MiBH Harriett NoImoii. Mr. Ileyward, of Columbia, in the guwt of Mr. Randolph Kirkland. Mr. J. H. Ilhame and won, George, are taking a short vacation in CharloHton. Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Zem|> returned Tuwday from a Htay at Flat Hook, N. G Mr. Juhn T. Mac-key and family spent wvoral days at Liberty Hill lust week. Meters. Frank Ingram and C. Parker of Pageland, were in Camden Thurs day lunt. ' Miss Cesvla Adulr Ik visiting her brother, Mr. L. H Aduir, of Jackson* vllle, Flu. Mrs. C. 11. I>?'wl.s and children left Tuesday f<?- Spartanburg for a two weeks stay. Mis* lOt ta Watte. of (Columbia, Ik vteltiug filendu and relatives in ami near Camden. Messrs. J. W. .and A. F. Watts, of Branchvllle. were visitors In Camden Sunday last. Mrs. A. Kuresh and daughter, Miss ltoy, left Thursday for a two weeks stay at Glenn Springs. j Mrs. J nines Team and children, of Lugoff, are spending the week with Mrs. 0. E. Taylor. Miss Charlotte Kershaw has gone to the mountains of North Carolina for a several weeks stay. Contractor W. G. Adams is placing a glass front in the store of Mr. W. G. Wilson on Main Street. Messrs. Cull and John Sykes, of Mon roe, N. C, were in Camden last week on legal business. Miss Tressa Hough returned Thurs day from a delightful stay at Harts ville and St. Charles. Mis. A. F. Watts and children, of Branchville, are .visiting relatives and friends in the Cantey section. Miss Annie Huckabeee, of the Co lumbia Hospital, is visiting her parents, Sheriff and Mrs. W. \V. Huekabee. Mr. and 'Mrs. (). B. Fuuderburk are visiting friends and relatives at Jef ferson and Cheraw thin week. Mr. W. B. Ixdlis, of Florence, is in Camden this week, the guest of his paints, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lollis. Mrs. S. A. Haley returned to Jeffer son this week after a month's visit to her daughter, Mrs. O. B. Fnnderburk. Misses Joyce Horton, of McBee, and Helen McDonald, of Kershaw, are the guests this week of Miss Tressa Hough. Mrs. J. w. Watts and children, of Branchville, were visitors last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Huek abee. Miss Annie West, of the' Beulah sec tion, was In town Wednesday. She has recently returned from summer school at Winthrop. Mrs. Ii. M. McLeod and little son, Norman, of Charleston, were visitors "t the home of Mr. and Mrs. JB. R. Truesdell, this week. . .Among those registering at Chick Springs last week were L. P. Thomp of Kershaw, and A. C. Hum lories, of Camden. Mrs. Margaret C. Miller has returned from a week..'s visit to Charleston, *here she was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Win. Ancrum. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hirsch and daugh ter, liOulse, are at Atlantic City for a ew w<*ks. They will visit other norttf^ em l>olnts before returning. Mrs. f. R Brooks and son, after a Peasant visit to Mrs. O. A. Braslngton, 0 ^ rightsvllie, Ga., are visiting Mr. ai?l Mrs. b. F. Ilaile. Mr. Alexander Shaw and little son, *ere in Camden Wednesday. He was way tosjxmd a few days with s brother JrffChesterfleld county. to Sarah Furman, of Clemson, and htry ^'Heplgue, of Camden, are the guests of the ^Mlsses Norrls on _. tahlnston street? Greenville News? r*- \V. S. Burnet and children, Miss Jfry <loSaussure, of Charleston,' Miss n'f Clarke and Misses Kate and I^iolr are at Big Springs. H Hlnstm and family left tkt V f?r c<)lumb1^ which city fj!? w,n make their home. It Is a * to their many friends here that 2 no ,on*er make theft hosne n8 us. The best wlahiew of the en wxamunlty go with them. firm sold bad cheese And Traveling Man Gels in Bad With Local Dealer. l/>uls Akcrmau, a traveling repre sentative of ItttHHCl Crego & Sons, of New York. c1hh?k$ manufacturera, wmh arrow ted in Columbia last Monday eve ning Upon a warrant sworn out by the MurchiHon Wholesale Supply Co., of tht? city, and was released on bond. Over a year ago the Murchlson Co, purchased several hundred dollar# worth of cheese from thia concern, and it came back on them from customers, Haying it was unfit for use. A sample of the cheese was then sent to Coin miMsiouer of Agriculture Watson, who had the whole lot condemned. The matter was taken up with -the manufacturers by Mr. Murchlson in an effort to hav them pay the lows incurr ed by him but without Hiicceas. Mr. Akermuu called ui)on the Com missioner who advised him to settle the bill, and upon him refusing to do so, Mr. Murchlaon awore out a war rant for hla arre?t? hut Iwfore he could be arrested In Camden, he had gotten away to Columbia, and Consta ble Sinclair found his man In that city. Mr. Murchlson agreed to a compro mise hut there la still a Federal case against the linn for violating .the pure food laws and it Is not known what Hteps will be taken In thin matter. W. T. Van Landing ham Dead. A Lancaster si>eclal in the Charlotte Observer, dated July 27 Kays 2 W. T. VanLandlngham, one of the best known and most highly esteemed citizens of Lau^aster county, died suddenly this morning. He was seen here on the streets Saturday In his usual good health and vigor. This morning he complained of feeling bad and was be , ing. taken home when he died, having reached the steps of his home when stricken. His death was due to heart failure. He^ was 08 years old and was an active and devout member of the Meth odist bhtOrch. Dr. It. N. VanLandlng ham of this place Is a son by his first marriage, the surviving ehildren by his scleond marriage being Misses Al ma, Llzale, Mary and Eva VanLandlng ham of Heath Springs. Mr. VanLandlngham, though unas- J sumlng was a public-spirited man and always took an active part in things pertaining to his country's welfare. He served with conspicuous gallantry practically the entire time of the War Between the States In Co. H, Fourth S. C. Cavalry, Butler's Brigade. ' Real Estate DeaL. The Alexander cottage on West Lau rens street was sold this week to Mr. O. -M. Fort through the real estate agency of Kennedy and Shaw. The cot tage contains five rooms, and It Is Mr. Fort's intention to remodel and great ly improve the property. Their Baby Dead. News was received here this after noon by . Mr. A. K. *Bobbitt, No. 18 East Calhoun .street, of. the death of his infant son, A. R. Bobbltt, Jr., at Orangeburg, where It has bepn for sev eral weeks. The baby has beeii sick for about two months and death came about 2 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral services were held at Orange burg and the child was buried there. The parents have the sympathy of all of their friends.? Sumter" Item, July 24.th. Sunday School ConVehtion. The 36th annual county Sunday School convention will be held at Sandy Grove church August 12 ? 13 We will have a fine program and we want every school in the county rep resented by a good delegation, Come prepared to make subscription for state and county work. Come to stay for every session. Sandy Grove will surely take care of you. We will- have some fine Sunday School workers with ore. Executive committee will meet next Friday. J. C. Humphries, President Cansler of Tirzah, 111. Jaipes Cansler, of Tirzah, a candi date for railroad commissioner, is se riously HI lu a Columbia hospital. Mr. Cansler's condition is such that lie will probably not be able to resume his tour of the State with the campaign party. In fact, his frifcnds are appre hensive as to his condition. Mr. Ca li ster's numerous friends In his own county, and thousands throughout the State, regret to learn his misfortune which has l?efallen him. He is 111 with a complication of diseases and is In a critical condition according to the ad vices of his physician. ? Roch Hill Bo cord. A Wflk?abarre, pa., man has been bequeathed *40,000 by ? man to whom J he Cave ?taaa too yea rs ago. . SCORES LAWLESSNESS. Manning at Orangeburg De nounces Administration. At Orangeburg Wodipds)' liefore One of the largest Crowds that has fws* ed t !*?? state campaigners, lion. 1{. I. Manning, of Bumtor, scored the present "lM)llt leal fp^teimess mill rampant law lessness." Reports Htato that M. L. Smith, of Camden, re<*elved tumultouH applause. John <i. Richards, the lirnt candidate for Governor, to H|>eak, declared that but for opposition of one man on the railroad, commission, tlu> Htato would now have a two-cent flat rate on rail roads. His announcement for (Jever nor H lease brought loud cheers mingled toward their close with some Smith yells. "The blind tiger In Columbia t?nlay bus- come out from l>chlnd cloned doors and now stalks nafely In the open," said It. A. Cooper, In declaring that he stood for law enforcement. a Mendel L. Smith, making his usual rousing upi>cal for "law and order" was received with tumultous applause. He asked liberal support for the state board of health. John T. Duncan, by his denunciation and humorous epigrams, kept the crowd in continuous laughter. \V. C. Irbjv accused It. I. Manning, It, A. Cooper, M. L. Smith and John G. Itlehards with being responsible In the legislature for the Immigration bureau Which was denounced by Mr. Irby. Declaring that the sole Issue lrt the campaign was the "demorlllzatlon brought about In this state by (lover nor Blease," Itlchard I. Manning, can didate for governor, launched Into a scathing denunciation of governor Blease and called on the citizens to center on a man who would redeem the state from "i>olltlcal rottenness and rampant lawlessness." This Is the first time that the admin istration of the present governor has been so severely denounced in the state campaign. Mr. Manning was tumul tuously applauded when- be concluded. He read his statement. An Interesting Marriage. Quite an interesting marriage took place 011 Wednesday afternoon last at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Ilinson 011 Market street, when their oldest daughter, Miss Carrie, was joined in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr. D. I j. Melton, a highly esteemed young man who for some time has been em ployed as a salesman at HlrscTi Bros. & Co. The parlor in which the mar riage took place was darkened and was crowded to its capacity with friends of this popular young couple. After the ceremony which was performed by Probate Judge W. L. McDowell, and congratulations were extended delight ful refreshments consisting of ice cream, cake and lemonade were served, immediately after which Mr. and Mrs. Melton left for Kershaw where they will visit friends. Cantey News Notes. A delightful picnic wak held at the residence of Mr. B. L. Ogburn, near DeKalb last Saturday. A11 ice cream supper was given at the home of Mr. Ed. Holland last Sat urday night. Mr. Frank Ogburn spent last Sunday with Mr. Otha Rose. Mrs. P. L. Pate spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Itose. < "Assisting in a Meeting. Rev. T. Tj. Cole is assisting Rev. S. B. Hatfield in n protracted meeting at Beaver Dam church this week. They are having good meetings and the ser vices will continue thru until .Sunday night. Death of Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Brown, widow of the late Mr. Fraidi Brown, who was killed several -ye?rfs ago by being thrown from a bug gy, died at her home in the Mechanlcs ville section of Lee county Monday, and was buried at Marshall. .'s church Sunday morning, services !>eing con ducted by Rev. T. L. "Cole. Mrs. Brown is survived by three married daughters. To Voters of Cassatt Club. The managers for. the coming pri mary election at Cassatt are K. D. McKaskill, I.. II. Hall and J. F. .El liott. H. 1*. Davis, President^ Family Reunion. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Huckal>ee had a delightful family reunion at their home on Lyttloton Street last Sunday. Twen ty-eight members of their family were present and the day waa most pleas antly spent Among thoae present were fourteen youngsters under twelve years of age and they had a rollicking good time despite the awful hot day. TEMPLETON THE WINNER. In Motorcycle Race From Co lumbia to Charlotte. A motorcycle ihiv from Charlotte, N. C., t<? Columbia, S. <\, by way of Camden (tmN considerable Interest in Camden and till along the route Mon day moritlng. Additional Interest wan in the fact that Mr. Carl Hosho rough, i?f Camden, was oi)9 of the racers on a Ha r ley '.Davidson. Unfortunately Mr, Rosboroiigh had to drop out at Lan caster on account of tiro troubles, af ter gaining a considerable lead on both riders. The race wuh for a purse of $200 and was woh by Archie Tem pleton, riding an "Indian" machine. The Charlotte Observer of Tuesday dVM the following account of the tin isli ; "Archie Templeton and Gray Sloop, driving their motorcycle* like veteran niccrs, made the trip from Charlotte to Columbia, 8, C., and return Monday morning in a time that will likely Ktand for yearn as a record between these jxjlnts that are separated by 113 miles, cllrt road. The victory was won by Ar chie Templeton who, leaving Charlotte at 5:15 returned at 11:42, and after waiting live minutes for his rival, the time that separated their starting, the Charlotte boy was declared the winner over the Mooresville contestant. "It was a great run and considering the character of the roads, the chances are that the records made will remain unbeaten for some time. Templeton checked out yesterday morning at 5:15 antl live minutes later. Sloop left. The two then raced to Columbia with a very little margin of difference between them. They left Columbia, making the return trip, with Sloop the first to get away. Templeton remained to reload with gasoline and oil while Sloop took his chances on his supply lasting him until he could make sufficient time to Overcome the lay-off. Templeton re gained his lost time at Camden where he was leading by 59 second^ and tie continually increased his time by frac tions until he neared the goal. "Sloop was the victim of ill luck Just before reaching Charlotte. Fotir miles oiit Ills chain commenced to slip and he was unable to conclude the Journey. Templeton was obliged to jhisIi bis ma chine- the last block While Sloop gave way as he neared Dllwnrtli, his ma chine refusing to work successfully thereafter. "Templeton's time, returning from Columbia to Charlotte, was 2 hours and 55 minutes which is better than any similar record established. Up to yes terday, trial runs had been able tc complete the distance In 3:15 as*the best time. Owing to the condition of the roads, the record of both men considered remarkable and stands out as a strong tetjfc of their driving caimc ities as well as the stability of the ma chines they were using." Another .Race Thursday. Efforts are being made In Camden to get up another race to be pulled off next Thursday. * Templeton and Ros bo rough will be entered and it is thought there will be others to enter from Charlotte and Columbia. The purse will be the same. Fire Destroys Barn. | Fire Thursday night of last week de stroysd considerable grain and hay and two buildings on the plantation of O. A. Gulgnard near this city. The large building that was used several years ago as Smyrl's distillery, which was filled with baled hay at one end and oats at the other, was completely consumed and the large grain house which contained 3,500 bushels of oats that were threshed out a few 'days ago, was almost completely destroyed. Mr. Coqley, the manager of the farm, stated . that he did not know the orig in of the lire. This is the second fire that Mr. Guignard has suffered during the past month. Chamber Commerce Meeting. The regular monthly meetlug of the Camden Chamber of Commerce will be held at Recorder's Court Room, Wed nesday, August 5th, at 5 p. m. C. P. PuBose, Secretary. To Celebrate Birthday. We are requested to announce that the 86th birthday of Mr. A. L. McMul len will 6e celebrated on the 5th day of August. His friends are respectfully Invited to l?e with him on this occasion. Killed His Ilorses Then Himself. Perry Okla., July 28. ? Because he was about to lose his faithful team of horses through foreclosure of a mort gage, Gottlieb Wlgger, a farmer, shot ami killed the animals, buried them in his pasture, and ended his own life *>Coi"tiieif grave. Wlgger lived alone and often told friends his horses were his only com fort. A letter found in the stable said in part: "Often when 1 was overcome ? with grief, no one to console me, theso old friends would act as if they knew all about my distress, and doubtlessly had some sense of It It would break my heart to see them go into other peo ple's hands." WILL GO TO BATESBURG Big Time Anticipated by Local Military Boys. Thanks t ?? t lit* energy and resource fulness of tl?o Captains of the Coluui Ida militia in general, and Captain ithett Kumars in particular, the four companies of tilt* I t batalllon and the Kershaw Ouarda will have a wttiU en campment at Itatosburg, S. C. This wan .made possible by tkie raising of a huui of money hy the citizens of llates hurg to defray the oxiamaea of the five companies. A baud and a detachment of the hospital Corp will also attend. A moMt interesting and Instructive military programme has boon outlined and in their leisure houra the aoldier boys will have plenty of fun and amusement. Ah the program now Htauda the Columbia com pa idea ma rob In k oii Batesburg with a convoy of wagons, will l>e attacked near Bates burg by the Camden company under Capt. E. C. vonTresekow with the ob ject of capturing the wagou train This will bo ona of the three hIiiiui bat tles and will bo the opening reception of the militia. Tlie camp will l>e at the fair grounds, Ccneral WlllieJonea and Colonel A. K. I^egare, the latter couimaudiug 2nd. Infantry, will review the hatalllon. Already thirty members of the Ker shaw Guardi) have signified their de sire to participate in the encampment. The two veteran cooks, March Adams and JohnCollin'H, under the directions of Quartermaster Sergeant W. L. Husli, will furnish the K<M>d tilings to eat that has made an invitation to hicals at Co. "A's" mess an evasion to be enjoyed by members of other companies. As plans now stand our local com pany will leave by train Satuntay morning , August 8th. The following orders have been ls Qua iters Co. A, 2nd Inf. N. G. S. C. Camden. S. C\, July 25th, 1014. Order No. 2. Tlie City of llateshurg, S. C. has is sued an invitation to the 1st. Batt. 2nd. Inf. and to our Company to encamp at llateshurg. The citizens of llateshurg extend a hearty welcome to the militia com panies and will do all In their |>ower to give us an enjoyable time. With funds raised by the citizens of llateshurg, and from other sources, a sufficient amount has been raised to furnish subsistence, so that the men of Co. "A" will have a free trip. This Company will leave the home ?station on Saturday. Aug. 8th. at 10.1.0 A. M. .arriving at Columbia about noon, and leaving from Columblu for llateshurg about 5 P. M. returning from Batesburg the following Friday or Saturday, 14th or Kith. Besides the Ave companies, a band and detail of hospital corps will at tend encampment. Men who have had thplioid fey^r within last 12 months, or have any disease in a contagious state are ex cluded from encampment. You are hereby notified to lie at the armory not later than eight A. M. Sat urday, Aug. 8th, 1914, to participate in encampment. Drills: Wednesday, July 29th, Aug. 15th and 7th at 6 P. M. By order of, B. C. vonTresekow, Capt. Co. A., 2nd Inf. N. G. S .C. H. H. Blrchmorc, 1st Sgt. J. B. Witherspoon Dead. His many friends in Sumter and elsewhere were saddened this morn ing by the death of Mr. J. Boyd Witherspoon , who for the past nine yea re has been living in this city, hav ing eome here from Kershaw, S. C. Mr. Witherspoon was 68 years of age. He had been sick for about ten weeks, passing away about 4 o'clock "Wednes day morning. The deceased was a native of Dar lington county, where he was engaged in furming for many years. In 1890 he moved to Kershaw, where he en tered the furniture business, which he conducted up to the time of his re moval her. Since he came ? to Sum ter he has been secretary and treas urer of the Smoothing Iron Heater Company. Mt. Witherspoon as a lad of 15 entered the Confederate army, and served through the war, serving in Company. 1, Capt. Richardson, in White's , batalllon. He Is survived by bis wife, two brothers, Messrs. W. K. of Lamar, and B. L .Withorspoon of Blshopvllle, three sons, Messrs. E. L., E. I)., and H. L. Witherspoon and one daughter, Miss Rosa Bello With erspoon of Sumter. The deceased was a Knight of Pythias and a member of the Baptist church ? Sumter Item, Wednesday. While getting out of a buggy in front of her home Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. O. F. Latimer suffered quite a painful accident. Her heel caught on the step, throwing Mrs. Latimer to the ground and breaking both bones in her fieft forearm. .The limb was set imme diately and Mrs. Latimer's friend a hope she will not long be discomfited be cause of J^-Lancaster News. The Sixth Annual Kershaw County Fair, October 21, 22, 23, and 24, 1914* Get your Exhibits Ready. ITEMS OVER THE STATE Short News Notes Gathered From Our Exchanges. Mix. fl. (Meekly, a prominent lady, of Anderson, died at her home In I U?it City Thursday, The Columbia Military companies will encamp at llateshurg the tli^t week In August. Peter Gallagher, one of the oldest I oil the Sumter force, died in that city this week. 11. N. McMaster, the oldest native born eltlKon of Fairfield county, died Tuesday last, aged ft4 yearn. o I)r. Kvan Norton, a well knoWn phy- ' sldan of Conway, died on Tuesday of pellagra, at the ago of 72 years. The buffets ofc the ltldgewood, Co lumbia and Metropolitan. clubs wttre closed Thursday night, tjgKttl order of Gov. Dlcase. / The Mouth Carolina Clerks of Court association held its annual meetings at the Isle of Palms, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. . The tobacco market opened at Klugs tree on Wednesday with the sale of 250,000 i H hi in b;, at the average price of seven Cents, though the best grndes , brought 20 and 21. * I Davis Corder, a white man of Ches ter county, waH arrested 6n a magis trate's warrant on Wednesday on the ' charge of beating his wife. Davis Cordor, a prominent Chester county farmer, was arested and placed in Jail Wednesday, charged with "ma liciously assaulting and beating his wife." .1. W. Norwood and Marshall Sulli van were both fined $10 in recorders court nt Greenville flat unlay for the part they took in the row at the sen atorial meeting. John Edmunds was shot in the shoul der with a shotgun by flandy Caussaux ?both negroes, Monday night, nt Swan sea, liexlngton county. The wound Is not thought to be serious. - T. William Waller, 102 years of age, who served In the Mexican War and the War Between the States, died Tuesday 11 last In the I Lancaster mill village, where he was visiting his daughters. "~"?N , K. W. Dabbs, of Sumter county wa)p re-elected president of the South Caro lina Farmers' Union, at the meeting in Anderson. The executive committee will select the next meeting place. The features of the state campaign meting at Rldgeland, the capital of Jasper county, on Wednesday, was an audience of 300, "many of them wo men," and a list fight by two old men of the audience. Married, at Liberty Hill, on the fllth Inst, by Hev. L. C. Hlnton, Mr. Edward Mobley, of Falrfleld, and Miss Roxana, eldest daughter of the late Col. Dixon of Kershaw. ? Chester Standard, Dec. 14, 1854. ?: \ Mrs. McCullough, wife, of Jos. A. McCullough, of Greenville, died at John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, on Sun day. She leaves a husband and two sons. She was burled Tuesday in Greenville. ; -v?~ r/ r-" ? * V : ; . A "Merchants Jubilee' 'will be held in the city of Columbia on Aug 11th and 12th. Ten .thousand invitations wfll be sent to the merchants of the state. The jublleo Is "a kind of get togqtber m*nnifrlaMnn.?" the account says. - Col. Robert A. Thompson, the last survivor of the signers of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, which was signed in Charleston Dec. 20, 1860, Is lying at the i>oint of death at his home in Walhalla. He Is 86 yoars of age. Congressman Aiken has introduced a bill that proposes to appropriate the sum of f 25, 000 for the relief of the hall sufferers in Anderson county. Congressman Flnley and Johnson had previously introduced bills of a like na ture for the relief of the hail sufferers in their respective districts. II. Fink, a gentleman, adorned with a pink eye shield, who has been sell ing to cotton mills a recipe for man- ? ufacturlng oil is now under arrest at Greenville, S. C.r and if enough of his victims will furnish the evidence he will use his good eye for awhile to look through bars and the stripes on his shirt will be horizontal instead of vertical. * One of the moat sordid and cold blooded crimes Greenville county has known in years came to light Sunday afternoon when J. D. Nix, a man of 52 years, was arrested by Sheriff Rec tor and brought to jail, where he con fessed to having committed incest with his niece and when the baby was born carried It into a nearby field and bur led It in a shallow grave dug by his own hands.